# Accident 20171125024359A: Doshier Wilbert A GT-500, Willows, CA, November 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2017, 14:50 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5158° N, 122.2172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5158&lon=-122.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N599RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599RA-2018-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doshier Wilbert A GT-500 (registry code 056284S, https://openairdocs.org/model/doshier-wilbert-a-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL-99 (registry code 55559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOSHIER WILBERT A GT-500
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL-99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171125024359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 11/25/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 HOURS AIRCRAFT N599RA AN EXPERIMENTAL GT-500 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DURING A VFR TRAINING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE WILLOWS CA AIRPORT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CREW OF TWO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE FORTHCOMING AND COOPERATIVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A SEARCH OF FAA DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE AND ACCIDENT, INCIDENTS OR PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR18LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA036), Nov 25, 2017: Doshier Wilbert A GT-500 (N599RA), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff due a coolant leak and the subsequent overheating of the engine, and the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's…

## Other reports on N599RA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150528007999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528007999I), May 28, 2015: Doshier Wilbert A GT-500 (N599RA), Roseburg, OR, Minor damage. Police responded to airplane crash report at Roseburg airport called in by eye witness. Police interviewed the witness who said he saw the airplane land hard…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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